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JAKARTA Oct 19 (Reuters): Thai shares sank to a six-month low on Monday as escalating anti-government protests threatened to trigger an even deeper sell-off in equities and heaped further pressure on the region's worst performing stock market this year.
Protests demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-O-Cha and curbs on powers of the monarchy have compounded Thailand's woes in recent months after the Covid-19 pandemic ravaged its tourism-reliant economy.
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